US monitors suspected Russian plague case

Also reported as: State Department monitors suspected plague death

• Confirmed The State Department (🇺🇸) said the US monitored reports of a fatal suspected pneumonic plague case in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. per State Department (🇺🇸) Read with skepticism: contradicted¹ 1 disputed
• A 28-year-old female laboratory worker died in the Siberian region of Irkutsk.
• Confirmed The State Department (🇺🇸) said the department monitored the situation with the CDC (🇺🇸) and other interagency partners. per State Department (🇺🇸) Read with skepticism: judges its own conduct¹ 1
• Confirmed A US Department of Health and Human Services (🇺🇸) spokesperson confirmed CDC (🇺🇸) coordination with the State Department (🇺🇸).¹ 1
• Senior administration officials said the White House (🇺🇸) monitored developments and Russia's quarantine measures. Read with skepticism: unnamed source, political interest¹ 1
• Washington had announced no additional travel restrictions over the suspected case. per the outlets, naming no source Read with skepticism: unnamed source¹ 1
• There were no direct commercial flights between the United States and Russia. per the outlets, naming no source¹ 1
• Some US political figures called for sweeping travel restrictions involving Russia.¹ 1

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• US Monitors Suspected Plague Case In Russia As Calls Grow For Travel Restrictions.UAZMI · 5 Oct, 03:32